Justin Pipe was forced to watch one of Terry Jenkins' greatest 15 minutes before finally exiting the Grand Slam of Darts last night, with 'The Bull' prevailing over James Wade 5-3 to knock Pipe out. Raymond Van Barneveld also left the building after another under-par performance, losing 5-2 against Dean Winstanley. I can't, however, see many surprises happening tonight, but there are a few decent-priced certainties to get your teeth into.
Steve Beaton, for example, faces James Hubbard needing a win to qualify for the knockout stage. Hubbard, while far from disgracing himself in defeat to Taylor and King, hasn't really ever looked like winning and he hasn't posted a single maximum so far. His 5-3 defeat to King would have been a lot heavier had King converted more of his many chances ...